Finn Ziegler

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Finn Ziegler (born November 24, 1935 in Rødovre as Finn Ziegler Holm ; † December 10, 2005 in Brønshøj ) was a Danish jazz musician ( violin , vibraphone , composition).

Act

Ziegler received classical academic training on the violin at the Kongelige Danske Conservatory of Music . Inspired by Svend Asmussen , he quickly found jazz.

Ziegler appeared alongside Ben Webster , Buddy Tate , Milt Jackson and with Svend Asmussen / Stuff Smith as well as with Karin Krog , Kenny Barron and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen . He led his own groups; his music has also been performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Michala Petri . He has also appeared in numerous other groups since the mid-1950s, initially with Finn Savery , Erik Moseholm and Ib Glindemann . He also worked with the radio jazz groups in the 1960s and with the Kansas City Stompers in the following decade . In the 1990s he played with Jan Kaspersen , the Jazzkapelmesterens Kapel and Klüvers Big Band and continued to appear frequently on radio and television. As a studio musician , he has contributed to numerous recordings; Tom Lord lists 57 recordings in the field of jazz between 1955 and 2004.

Ziegler received the Ben Webster Prize in 1993 . In 2003 he was awarded the Danish Django d'Or as “Master of Jazz” . He died after having an operation in his jaw for cancer.

Discographic notes

  • Kjeld Ingrisch, Finn Ziegler I al Beskedenhed (1972)
  • Live a la Fontaine (1977)
  • Finn Ziegler, Hugo Rasmussen Rytme til Bevægelse 3 (1978)
  • 2 (1982)
  • Finn Ziegler Spiller Kai Normann Andersen (1988)
  • Klüvers Big Band Featuring Finn Ziegler & Jesper Thilo The Heat's On (1994)
  • Finn Ziegler's Hjørne (1995)
  • Jan Kaspersen Quintet Out of Sight (1998)
  • Fiddlin 'in Rhythm (1999)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography
  2. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Ziegler, Finn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ziegler Holm, Finn (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish jazz musician (violin, vibraphone)
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Rødovre
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 2005
Place of death Brønshøj